At first, they called themselves Snoopy and the Sopwith Camels. A trio from Worcester, Mass. Three college students who played acoustic blues. A bassist, Danny Klein, a harmonica player, Richard Salwitz, and a guitarist, John Geils. They took the names Dr. Funk, Magic Dick, and—yep—J. Geils…

This is the latest from The Bluesmobile’s C.C. Rider, who spends her life venerating the founding fathers of the blues. She’s walked the…

This February 26 – 28, 2016, Lancaster, Pennsylvania welcomes over 60 local and national artists for Lancaster Roots and Blues, A Festival of Music!!

While it’s difficult to pinpoint the true origin of the blues, there’s little debate the first “Blues Hit” was Mamie Smith’s “Crazy Blues”. And with the hit came some of the first music industry lawsuits about hits — a time-honored tradition since the dawn of the music industry!

West of Flushing South of Frisco due out February 16, 2016 via Provogue / Mascot Label Group f. Billy F. Gibbons, Walter Trout,
Warren Haynes, Robben Ford, Eric Gales, And Chris Duarte!

He was born Robert Lee, his friends called him Rule. But we know him as R.L. Burnside…

It’s arguable that the Ed Sullivan Variety Show did more for popular music than any other TV program. Introduced America to the Beatles, to Elvis Presley. That show gave most people their first taste of Rock n’ Roll. But it wasn’t Elvis who did it…

Fans who are more familiar with his rock oriented blues will also no doubt find these performances enlightening and thrilling for their simplistic beauty.

This is the latest from The Bluesmobile’s C.C. Rider, who spends her life venerating the founding fathers of the blues. She’s walked the…

This is the latest installment of our weekly series The Language of the Blues, in which author and rock musician…